PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL
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Todd Haimes Theatre
Opened on Broadway: April 24, 2025 Closing: July 27, 2025 Performances: 21 (as of 5/11/25) Director: Scott Ellis Choreographer: Warren Carlyle Book: WS Gilbert, Adapted by Rupert Holmes Music: & Lyrics: Arthur Sullivan Runtime: 2hr. 15min. (1 Intermission) Opening Night/Current Cast: Ramin Karimloo..............Pirate King David Hyde Pierce.........WS Gilbert/Major General Stanley Jinkx Monsoon...............Ruth Nicholas Barasch...........Frederic Preston Truman Boyd....Arthur Sullivan Samantha Williams........Mabel Stanley Understudies: For Pirate King: Preston Truman Boyd & Dan Hoy For WS Gilbert/Stanley: Tyrone L. Robinson For Ruth: Cicily Daniels For Frederic: Ryo Kamibayashi For Arthur: Nathan Lucrezio For Mabel: Kelly Belarmino |
Synopsis:
Gilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair. With the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, there's a shipload of musical comedy delights on board to dazzle first-timers and G&S aficionados alike.
Gilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair. With the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, there's a shipload of musical comedy delights on board to dazzle first-timers and G&S aficionados alike.